Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, along with Governor OP Kohli and many other leaders, participated in the Yoga Day at the GMDC ground here.
“Nearly 1.25 crore people today participated in this second edition of the International Day of Yoga, celebrated at 40,000 places across Gujarat. In Rajkot, 2,000 pregnant women set a world record by performing yoga, while 8,000 children on this ground set a world record by making a human chain,” Patel said.
She practised ‘asanas’ with over 30,000 participants, including IPS and IAS officers, MLAs, corporators and BJP leaders for almost 40 minutes.
While Patel said 2,000 pregnant women took part in the event, Rajkot District Collector Vikrant Pandey said 1,600 women participated in the event. He claimed they have broken an earlier record set by China.
“Nearly 1,600 pregnant women today took part in the 2nd International Yoga Day and broke the earlier record of 913 pregnant women performing yoga set in China. We have recorded the event and the recording would be sent to jury members of Guinness Book of World Records,” Pandey said.
he said the women were maximum three months pregnant and were given special training before taking part in the event.